News about Behaviour

Infants are not egocentric: Trust other people's attention more than their own

Babies rely on other people to look after them. New research from the Department of Psychology shows that eight-month-old infants also rely more on other people’s attention than on their own observations.

"The Festival Feeling"

Research assistant Emilie Munch Gregersen has recently featured in a video, explaining some findings from DISTRACT's research at the People's Meeting (Folkemødet). In the video, Emilie talks about "the festival feeling"…

Eva Iris Otto defends PhD thesis

On the 22nd of June, 2023, PhD fellow Eva Iris Otto successfully defended her thesis entitled Coding [values]: App-making in the Danish digital attention economy. On the committee of Eva's defence was Professor Ayo…

Crisis response: Who do volunteers on social media prioritise?

Informal volunteering organised in Facebook groups plays an increasing role during crisis situations. But who are the volunteers helping – and why? A project funded by VELUX FONDEN will investigate this question.

Paradox: Well-integrated immigrants report more discrimination

Immigrants and their descendants are more likely to report experiences of discrimination if they are well-educated and socially well-integrated. A new international meta-study confirms the so-called integration paradox.

DISTRACT in the news: on the Folkemøde study in Politiken

DISTRACT team members Morten Axel Pedersen (PI), August Lohse and Emilie Munch Gregersen were interviewed for Danish newspaper Politiken on their field studies of political attention at the People’s Meeting (Folkemødet)…

Special PRIVACY issue, “Creation, Control, Communication: A Historical Appraisal of Privacy in Knowledge Production”

We proudly announce that our special PRIVACY issue, “Creation, Control, Communication: A Historical Appraisal of Privacy in Knowledge Production” has been published. The issue is edited by PRIVACY researchers Natália…

Screens, sociality, and attention: Morten Axel Pedersen and Kristoffer Albris interviewed by Berlingske Tidende

Morten Axel Pedersen and Kristoffer Albris have been interviewed for the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende on how screens and social media are changing our social lives and our attention in everyday life. The article…

Are poorer people more dishonest? No, but prejudice can have an impact

Most people believe that there is a link between resource scarcity and dishonest behaviour. Researchers from the Department of Psychology and the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science at the University of Copenhagen…

Festivalmennesket - DISTRACT presentation at the BLOOM festival

On May 28th 2023, DISTRACT researchers were part of a symposium at the science festival BLOOM. Professor Morten Axel Pedersen, PhD student Sofie Astrupgaard, and research assistant Emilie Gregersen talked about people's…

Immersive app brings the hidden histories of Copenhagen to life

Hidden Copenhagen, the seventh app in the Hidden Cities collection, is developed as a collaboration between the University of Exeter’s Hidden Cities team and historians and archaeologists from the Centre for Privacy…

Call for Papers on Early Modern privacy for The Renaissance Society of America Conference 2024

Call for Papers on Early Modern privacy for The Renaissance Society of America Conference 21-23 March, 2024 in Chicago Organizer: Centre for Privacy Studies, University of Copenhagen (PRIVACY) (www.teol.ku.dk/privacy)

Mod, risici og dating i COVID-19-krisen

Lektor Poul Poder har bidraget med et kapitel til bogen: The Emerald Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions for a Post-Pandemic World, som er redigeret af Paul R. Ward og Kristen Foley. Bogen behandler affektive…

How does Bourdieu apply in online markets for drugs?

Associate Professor Jakob Demant from the Department of Sociologi has in collaboration with S.A. Bakken and A. Oksanen published an article in the highly esteemed journal Theoretical Criminology under the title: 'Capita…

Why Trust?

Why trust? A mixed-method investigation of the origins and meaning of trust during the COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark Professor Merlin Schaeffer has contributed the article ‘Why trust? A mixed-method investigation of the…

Jakob Demant publishes article on pathways to School Shooting Subculture

CGC researcher, Jakob Demant, publishes article based on an extensive review of existing literature on pathways to School Shooting Subculture.

Trust hardly makes us careless and complacent in crisis situations

A new study highlights the importance of mutual trust between citizens and authorities when society is facing a crisis.

CEBI receives funding for four more years

A new grant of DKK 39.8 million from the Danish National Research Foundation ensures that researchers at CEBI can continue their research on economic behaviour and inequality.

ADHD as desynchronization - DISTRACT talk by Mikka Nielsen

On Friday the 10th of March, Mikka Nielsen gave give a DISTRACT talk based on her research on ADHD. Mikka Nielsen is senior researcher at VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research. Title: ADHD as…

New publication: Digital Dependence

Five DISTRACT researchers have recently published an article in the journal Media, Culture & Society entitled Digital dependence: Online fatigue and coping strategies during the COVID-19 lockdown. The article is based o…

New project examines Danes' views on other people's lifestyles

How do we rank different lifestyles? And to what extent do we discriminate against others based on their taste and interests?

The green transition needs insights from Social Sciences and Humanities research

A green transition is very much about people's behaviour, opportunities and willingness to change their behaviour – to adapt. If we are to create lasting changes in relation to the environment, we need to rethink and to…

Human empathy makes us better at understanding animal sounds

Those who do well on human empathy tests are also measurably better at decoding the emotional sounds of animals, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. Other aspects, such as age and work related to…

Student project grants 2022/2023

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